AVE MARIA, Fla. (February 16, 2021) - St. Thomas University (STU) Women's Basketball (16-3, 13-3 TSC) defeated the Ave Maria University Gyrenes (7-17, 4-14 TSC) 62-44 in Sun Conference action on Tuesday evening.
Bobcat Starters
Patricia Martinez-Sanz - Guard
Kayla Rodriguez - Guard
Samaria August -Guard
Gianni Domond - Forward
Chrystal Pressley - Forward
Game Notes
- The Sun Conference match-up opened with both teams exchanging baskets, as the game was tied 4-4 in the first two minutes.
- Pressley started a 7-0 run for STU, which lasted for five minutes, and was capped off by a Bogatz bucket to give St. Thomas a 13-6 lead.
- AMU closed the first quarter with a made lay-up, and STU ended the first quarter with a 13-8 advantage.
- Renice Dacres, Anari Dozier, and Pressley all added buckets to extend the Bobcats lead to 19-8.
- STU dominated the second quarter, holding the Gyrenes to just four points.
- Dozier gave St. Thomas its largest lead of the first half by knocking down two free throws and making the score 29-10.
- The teams went into the halftime break with St. Thomas leading 30-12.
- AMU began the second half by converting back-to-back three-pointers to put the score at 30-18.
- Domond responded with a three-pointer of her own to keep the STU lead at 33-18.
- Bogatz scored five consecutive points for the Bobcats, getting STU a 42-18 advantage over AMU.
- St. Thomas went into the fourth quarter leading 47-29, as STU sought its sixth consecutive win.Â
- An 8-2 run to open the final quarter put the score at 55-31, in favor of the Bobcats.
- Bogatz scored the final seven straight points for St. Thomas, giving STU a 62-34 lead with less than four minutes remaining.
- AMU could not cut the deficit into single digits, as St. Thomas won its sixth straight Sun Conference win, 62-44.
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Upcoming
STU returns to the Fernandez Family Center on Thursday, February 18, to take on the Keiser University Seahawks. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
